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Japanese word 無駄遣い: waste money / spend carelessly. Meanings and example sentences.

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無駄遣い (むだづかい): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

無駄遣い (むだづかい) means waste money / spend carelessly.

See example sentences below.

無駄遣い at a glance

無駄遣い
むだづかいmudazukai
N1noun
waste money / spend carelessly
無駄遣いむだづかいmudazukaiN1Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning of 無駄遣い

Core meaning

waste money / spend carelessly

Basic example sentences

Example 1

買わないものを買うのは無駄遣いだ。

Translation

Buying things you won't use is a waste of money.

Example 2

毎日コンビニで買うのは無駄遣いだよ。

Translation

Buying stuff at the convenience store every day is wasteful.

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